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Sunan Abu Dawud 4668

Chapter: Making Distinction Between The Prophets

Authentic 3 scholars’ grades Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sunan Abu Dawud 4668

Narrator:Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرٌو، - يَعْنِي ابْنَ يَحْيَى - عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي سَعِيدٍ الْخُدْرِيِّ، قَالَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏

لاَ تُخَيِّرُوا بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ ‏"

Abu Sa’id al-Khudri reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying :

Do not distinguish between the Prophets.

Reported by Abu Dawud (No. 4668), Al-Bukhari (No. 2412, 3398, 4638, 6916, 6917), Muslim (No. 2374b) and Ahmad (No. 10835, 10856).

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Classical commentary

Al-Azimabadi — Awn al-Ma'bud

( لَا تُخَيِّرُوا بَيْن الْأَنْبِيَاء ) : يَعْنِي لَا تُفَضِّلُوا بَعْضهمْ عَلَى بَعْض مِنْ عِنْد أَنْفُسكُمْ أَوْ مَعْنَاهُ لَا تُفَضِّلُوا يُؤَدِّي إِلَى تَنْقِيص الْمَفْضُول مِنْهُمْ وَالْإِزْرَاء بِهِ وَهُوَ كُفْر أَوْ مَعْنَاهُ لَا تُفَضِّلُوا فِي نَفْس النُّبُوَّة فَإِنَّهُمْ مُتَسَاوُونَ فِيهَا , وَإِنَّمَا التَّفَاضُل بِالْخَصَائِصِ وَفَضَائِل أُخْرَى كَمَا قَالَ تَعَالَى { تِلْكَ الرُّسُل فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضهمْ عَلَى بَعْض } الْآيَة كَذَا فِي الْمَبَارِق. وَقَالَ الْخَطَّابِيُّ : مَعْنَى هَذَا تَرْك التَّخْيِير بَيْنهمْ عَلَى وَجْه الْإِزْرَاء بِبَعْضِهِمْ فَإِنَّهُ رُبَّمَا أَدَّى ذَلِكَ إِلَى فَسَاد الِاعْتِقَاد فِيهِمْ وَالْإِخْلَال بِالْوَاجِبِ مِنْ حُقُوقهمْ وَلَيْسَ مَعْنَاهُ أَن…

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Scholars’ grades

ScholarGradeApplies toWork
Al-Albanid. 1420 AH AuthenticSahih صحيح The hadith No. 4668
Zubair Ali Zaid. 1435 AH AuthenticSahih Bukhari (2412) Sahih Muslim (2374) The hadith No. 4668
Muhammad Muhyi al-Din Abd al-Hamidd. 1392 AH AuthenticSahih The hadith No. 4668

Other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 2412

While Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was sitting, a Jew came and said, "O Abul Qasim! One of your companions has slapped me on my face." The Prophet (ﷺ) asked who that was. He replied that he was one of the Ansar. The Prophet (ﷺ) sent for him, and on his arrival, he asked him whether he had beaten the Jew…

لاَ تُخَيِّرُوا بَيْنَ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ تَنْشَقُّ عَنْهُ الأَرْضُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3398

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'People will be struck unconscious on the Day of Resurrection and I will be the first to regain consciousness, and behold! There I will see Moses holding one of the pillars of Allah's Throne. I will wonder whether he has become conscious before me of he has been exempted…

النَّاسُ يَصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَفَاقَ قَبْلِي، أَمْ جُوزِيَ بِصَعْقَةِ الطُّورِ ‏"

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4638

A man from the Jews, having been slapped on his face, came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your companions from the Ansar has slapped me on my face!" The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call him." When they called him, the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Why did you slap him?" He said, "O Allah's…

لاَ تُخَيِّرُونِي مِنْ بَيْنِ الأَنْبِيَاءِ، فَإِنَّ النَّاسَ يَصْعَقُونَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ يُفِيقُ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى آخِذٌ بِقَائِمَةٍ مِنْ قَوَائِمِ الْعَرْشِ، فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَفَاقَ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 6917

A Jew whose face had been slapped (by someone), came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said, "O Muhammad! A man from your Ansari companions slapped me. " The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Call him". They called him and the Prophet (ﷺ) asked him, "Why did you slap his face?" He said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! While I was…

رَجُلاً مِنْ أَصْحَابِكَ مِنَ الأَنْصَارِ لَطَمَ فِي وَجْهِي‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ ادْعُوهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ فَدَعَوْهُ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ لِمَ لَطَمْتَ وَجْهَهُ ‏"‏‏.‏ قَالَ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ إِنِّي مَرَرْتُ بِالْيَهُودِ فَسَمِعْتُهُ يَقُولُ…

Narrated by Abu Sa‘īd al-Khudri

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A man from among the Jews said : By him who chose Moses above the universe. So a Muslim raised his hand and slapped the Jew on his face. The Jew went to the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) and informed him. The Prophet (May peace be upon him) said: Do not make me superior to Moses, for…

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إِنِّي أَوَّلُ مَنْ يَرْفَعُ رَأْسَهُ بَعْدَ النَّفْخَةِ الآخِرَةِ، فَإِذَا أَنَا بِمُوسَى مُتَعَلِّقٌ بِالْعَرْشِ فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَكَذَلِكَ كَانَ أَمْ بَعْدَ النَّفْخَةِ ‏"

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